¹² Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire ^[a]fulfilled is a tree of life.

¹³ A ^(A)joyful heart makes a ^[a]cheerful face,
But ^[b]when the heart is ^(B)sad, the ^(C)spirit is broken.

²² A ^(A)joyful heart ^[a]is good medicine,
But a broken spirit ^(B)dries up the bones.

¹⁴ The ^(A)spirit of a man can endure his sickness,
But as for a ^(B)broken spirit who can bear it?